1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (156 page)

973 COOK HOLIDAY DINNERS.
Not everyone sees the joy in cooking for three days before Thanksgiving or Christmas. Most people eat the same thing for the holidays so cook extras and pack them up to sell. You can freeze everything and send it along in a cooler.

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974 GROW AND SELL HERBS.
All legal herbs of course, unless you happen to have a medical marijuana license, but that's a different entry. Grow the most popular herbs, like parsley, basil, oregano, and chives. You can set up a stand in the front of your house or bring them to a farmer's market.

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975 SELL PRODUCTS WITH ORGANIC EGGS.
Organic eggs from the market can run up to $4 a dozen! Jump on the organic trend train and start cooking up culinary creations that utilized these organic, unfertilized embryos. Check out entry 691 if you'd prefer to harvest the eggs yourself.

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976 SELL YOUR OWN SALSA.
If David “Big Papi” Ortiz can have his mug on a jar of salsa, don't think twice about selling your own. Sure, he's a famous ball player, but you've actually lovingly made the salsa with your own two hands. Think about baking your own tortilla chips to go with it.

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977 SELL YOUR OWN GUACAMOLE.
A few avocadoes, some tomatoes, onions, and garlic and you have the core ingredients of a great guac. Really good guacamole is hard to come by, so if you have a killer recipe, use it to your advantage. You can serve it at your next party, then when everyone says they love it, ask if they'd want to buy a jar … or two.

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978 MAKE YOUR OWN MAPLE SYRUP.
First off, you need to live in an area that has easy access to maple trees. If you do, purchase a tap at your local hardware store and start draining the delicious goo into buckets. The boiling and processing takes some work and skill, but if you have the equipment and are a quick learner, you can start selling little jugs of your own.

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979 SELL HOMEMADE ICE CREAM.
If you have an ice cream machine stuck in the closet somewhere, you're sitting on a goldmine. Remember the utter excitement you felt hearing the music of the ice cream truck in the summer? Little kids will be clamoring for some of your ice cream. A pack of cones, some sprinkles and you are in business.